Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-22
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
TEE REPORT OF TIE COMMITTEE Oh
RULES.
A Lively Tilt in the ssnate-Mr. Buffers
Remarks-Inter-stats Com
meree, Again.
from Our Regular Correspondent

From Our Regular Correspondent
/ WASHINGTON, ID. c., December 2l.--
The Committee on Rules to-day made q
partial report in the House. II recon.
mends the adoption of the present rules
of the House until further action. and
the appointment of select committees
ION the civil service" con election OF
President and Vice-President and rep
resentatives in Congress-" "on the
eleventh census" son Indian.depre.
dalton claims" "on ventilation aud
acoustics" and "on the alcoholic
liquor traffic" All these were recon-
mended by the committee unanimously
except the committee on the alcoholic
liquor traffic, which was reported by q
majority consisting Mr.. Randall and the
two Republican members of the commit
tee--Reid and Cannon Messrs. Carlisle
and Mills were opposed to the creation
of this committee. The Speaker here.
after will occupy the smaller room here.
tofore occupied by the Appropriations
Committee. 1T adjoins Immediately the
lobby OF the House and will relieve him
of the annoyance of being stopped by
interviewcrs on business or pleasure
while on ms way from the House to his
room.
The Senate occupied the day in a dis
cussion of the joint resolution of the
House providing for an adjournment OF
both houses tomorrow for the Christ
mas holidays. Mr.. Plumb and other
senators opposed it and made it the pre-
text of an attack on the Democratic
House and the President. They con-
tended that if the financial situation was
so serious as the President declared it TO
be in his message this was no time
for adjournment for the holidays,
but that Congress should utilize
every day and hour in avertlng
the calamities which the President de-
clsred to be SO imminent. OF course
this was mere clap-trap. Everybody
knew that the Senate would concur with
the House and adjourn. That body with
its Republican majority never fails to
adjourn when called on 10y the House.
Senator Butler late in the afternoon,
when the day had been consumed in
talk Of this sort, took the Republican
senators to task and declared that it was
indecorous for senators to trihe in this
way. of" said he, "this is 30
90 on, let as resolve ourselves
into a town meeting, divide the
time, and alternate our stump speeches,
but he protested against such dema-
goguery as had characterized the session
of the Senate to-day. Mr.. Plumb took
exception to Mr.. Buffers remarks, and
denied his title to be the censor Of the
Senate, which Mr.. Butler disclaimiDg,
Mr.. Plumb said he was either " the pub
lie censor or the common scOld." MI.
Butler attempted a reply, but his an
tagonist claimed the foorand refused 20 be
interrupted. Mr.. Sherman then SAID that
he should vote for the resolution. While
he thoughtthc speeches made would have
a good effect upon the country, never
theless it was his experience that mo
good was TO be obtained by attempting
to hold Congress here during the Christ
mas holidays. If the Senate refused to
adjourn, there would not be a quorum
of the House here tomorrow, and the
next day there would be no quorum of
the Senate.
The Inter State Commerce Commits
sion has finished the hearing of cases
set for December, and will begin upon
the January docket the 18th of that
month. The Standard Oil cases, in which
a discrimination in rates is charged, and
the evidence in which has been heard, will
be argued at that time, and several other
cases involving similar questions viii
then be taken mp. After car-lot classih-
cation. cases will be taken in the decision
of which a great many roads are inte-
rested, and both sides will be represent
ed 10y eminent counsel
The Irish leaders. Messrs. Esmonde
end O'Connor, finished their visit to this
city and left this morning, much graft
fed by the attentions they have received
here from all parties and classes. They
were given farewell entertainment last
night at the residence of Mr.. Morris
Murphy, chairman Of the Reception
Committee. They leave for Buffalo and
thence for Canada.